Antelope mask "wan-nyaka" · Burkina Faso, Mossi / Samo / Dafing · ID: 3045818
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Provenance
Duke University, Durham / North Carolina, USAMark Eglinton, New York, USA
Size
H: 54 cm
H: 21.3 inch
Description
wood, pigments, handwritten inventory number “1979.55.3” and label
This mask with curved horns and bold medial facial crest shows a combination of features from different animals (antelope, rooster).
For a comparable mask, attributed to the Samo or Dafing, see Roy (2007), ill. 164.
Comparing literature
Roy, Christopher D., Land of the flying masks, München 2007, ill. 164